Upogebia pugettensis
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| Upogebia pugettensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Upogebiidae |
| Genus: | Upogebia |
| Species: | U. pugettensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Upogebia pugettensis (Dana, 1852) | |
Upogebia pugettensis, also known as the blue mud shrimp, is a species of mud lobster from the West Coast of North America.[1]
Upogebia pugettensis has an elongated and broad abdomen, including a well-developed tail fin (uropods). The shrimp measure up to 11 cm long in adulthood. Its snout (rostrum) is hairy and includes 3 teeth. They eat detritus which they bring into their burrow using their pleopods. Upogebia pugettensis is the host of many parasites: Pseudopythina rugifera, Phyllodurus abdominalis, and Orthione griffenis.[1][2][3]
Distribution
Upogebia pugettensis is found from Valdez Narrows, Alaska, to Morro Bay, California. South of Morro Bay, U. macginitieorum, a very similar species to U. pugettensis, is found.[4]
